The victory of Donald Trump during the elections in the United States, it divided Europe. The Ukrainian president is among those who fear the most for the future of his people. His comments Thursday sparked uncertainty about what might happen after Trump returns. On the other hand, the Kremlin is making optimistic comments about change in the White House.
For Hungarian leader Victor Orban, very close to the Kremlin, Donald Trump is an example. For others, like French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump’s election marks – or should mark – a before and after: “it is time for Europe to start protecting itself.”
But one of the leaders who fears Trump’s return the most is Ukraine’s president. As soon as he learned of Trump’s return to the White House, Volodimir Zelensky congratulated him on his “Impressive” electoral victory. “We are confident that Ukraine will continue to enjoy strong bipartisan support from the United States,” he said.
Zelensky called on Thursday to work for a “strong” and “united” Europe to put an end to the challenges that could pose leaders like the Russian Vladimir Putin or the North Korean Kim Jong Un, in a context where political change is difficult. seen. the United States is awaiting the “specific actions” that tycoon Donald Trump could take from January.
Zelensky was speaking from Hungary, host of the European Political Community and a country that the Ukrainian president had not yet visited since the Russian invasion began in February 2022.
The Ukrainian president recalled that On Wednesday, he spoke with Trumpa “good and constructive conversation” with which he apparently seeks to build bridges. The New York tycoon promised after winning the election that he was ready to “end the wars,” although he has not yet specified how he could improve the Ukrainian context.
“We still don’t know what specific actions there will be, but eI hope America is stronger“, he declared. This, according to him, is “what Europe needs”, just as Washington needs “a strong Europe” to continue to deepen the transatlantic alliance.
Putin describes Trump as a ‘brave man’
For his part, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday congratulated Republican candidate Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential elections against his Democratic rival, Vice-President Kamala Harris, and called him a “brave.”
“We will work with any head of state that the American people trust,” the Russian president said during a debate that took place in the town of Valdai, as reported by the Russian news agency. TASS press.
Putin described Trump as a “brave man” and expressed admiration for the tycoon for his handling of the situation during the assassination attempt in mid-July at a campaign event in the state of Pennsylvania, after which he was injured in one ear. .
Likewise, he spoke in favor of a telephone conversation with Trump. “What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia to contribute to the end of the Ukrainian crisis deserves, in my opinion, at least attention,” he stressed.
The Kremlin recently ruled out that there could be telephone contacts between Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden before the transfer of power to the White House on January 20, while opening the door to possible telephone contact. conversation with Trump.
Communication between Biden and Putin has broken down due to the latter’s invasion of Ukraine, but Trump insisted during the campaign that he considered himself capable of resolving this and other international conflicts. The tycoon even offered to speak with the Russian president, whom he had already met during his first stay at the White House.
